1950s
Norma Sheffield Braden (BSHE ’53, Home Economics) and her husband Biddy Hill Braden recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The Bradens met while students at the University of Georgia and were married May 20, 1955. They have three children and six grandchildren. Braden has retired twice, from the teaching profession and as a retail executive from Davison’s in Atlanta. .
1970s
Marion Huskey Callaway (BSHE ’72, Child Development) is a sales administrator with Celia Dunn Sotheby’s International Realty in Savannah.
Beverly R. Littlefield (BSHE ’70, Home Economics and Journalism) is manager of the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Aging Services.
Sandra Flynt McKinney (BSHE ’76, Home Economics Education; MEd ’82, Home Economics Education) a 4-H Agent and Crisp County extension coordinator has received the D.W. Brooks Faculty Award for Excellence in Public Service Extension.
Constance Perry Page (BSHE ’79, Home Economics Education) is a 4-H county Extension agent for the UGA Cooperative Extension in Emanuel County.
1980s
Katherine Holt Barnes (PhD ’87, Child and Family Development) has written two books to help children cope with having a parent away at war. Daddy Misses Kisses and Candy at War, and Son, A Soldier’s Work is Never Done: Dad at War-Jackie at Home. Son, A Soldier’s Work is Never Done was co-authored by Smith McGarr, Barnes’ grandson. Barnes lives in Tiger with her husband, Travis. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and pastoral counselor.
Joy Cook Coleman (BSHE ’81, Furnishings and Interiors) is a showroom manager at Duralee Fabrics and Fine Furniture in Smyrna.
Deborah Long (BSHE ’80, Furnishings and Interiors) is employed by the Dalton-Whitfield County Convention and Visitors Bureau in Dalton.
Karen Golden Smith (BSHE ’82, Family Development; MS ’83, Housing, Home Management and Consumer Economics) is a school counselor at Warner Robins Middle School. Prior to that, she was a classroom teacher for 19 years. She and her husband have two daughters, ages 19 and 21, one of whom attends UGA.
Dana Scott Spears (MS ’81, Child and Family Development; PhD ’83, Child and Family Development) is a counselor, author and home school parent. She is co-author of “Strong-Willed Child or Dreamer?” and author of its companion book, Teaching Your Dreamer Child.
1990s
Renita Anderson (PhD ’94, Textile Science) is vice dean of the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, responsible for academic programs, finance and administration.
Timothy David Barrett (BSFCS ’98, Consumer Journalism) is a sales manager at Atlanta Arrangements Destination Management Co. in Atlanta.
Sandra Nix Cantrell (BSHE ’90, Home Economics Education; MS ’91, Housing, Home Management and Consumer Economics) is president of Mountain Ridge Homes in Clermont, a house-building and land-development business.
Joseph Alfred Cetti Jr. (BSFCS ’98, Consumer Economics) married Ashley Ivy Hopkins on Feb. 25, 2006. They live in Savannah and he is employed by the International Longshoreman Association.
Bryan Dobson (MS ’92, Housing, Home Management and Consumer Economics) is in sales and support for Courtware Solutions, a software company in Acworth.
Paige Moore Fuller (BSFCS ’95, Child and Family Development) and her husband, Steven, have two sons. Luke Thomas was born Aug. 22, 2006, while Will is three years old. They live in Watkinsville.
Jennifer Serio Hatton (BSFCS ’94, Housing) is group vice president for the eastern traditional four-year division of Follett Higher Education Group. She and her husband, Marc, have a son, Aiden Maxwell Hatton, born May 24, 2006. They live in the Atlanta area.
Stacy Bishop Jones (BSFCS ’93, Home Economics and Journalism) has been selected by the Monroe City Council to head their Downtown Development Authority. She and her family live in Monroe.
Saira Khalid (BSFCS ’95, Fashion Merchandising) and Mark Rodgers were married May 13, 2006, in Marietta. She is a senior admissions coordinator at the Art Institute of Atlanta and lives in Acworth.
Jessica Hardin Kilgallen (BSFCS ’99, Consumer Journalism) is an event coordinator for the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation.
Dwight Daxon Langley (BSFCS ’98, Consumer Economics) married Valerie Bryant Vickery on March 18, 2006, at Amelia Island, Fla. He works for Vickery Financial Services in Athens, where the couple lives.
David Lebos (BSFCS ’92, Consumer Economics and Home Management) is a courier and administrative assistant for Summit Cancer Care in Savannah.
John Lilly, III (BSFCS ’92, Consumer Economics and Home Management) is an accredited asset management specialist working as a financial consultant for AG Edwards in Gainesville.
Shelly Nickols-Richardson (MS ’94, Foods and Nutrition; PhD ’98, Foods and Nutrition) is an associate professor with tenure at Penn State University. She was previously on the faculty of Virginia Tech.
Christine Ann Price (MS ’93, Child and Family Development; PhD ’96, Child and Family Development) is an associate professor in the department of family and child studies at Montclair State University in Montclair, N.J.
Cecilia Russo (BSFCS ’94, Consumer Journalism) is director of development for the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Savannah campus.
Kathryn Scott-Young (MS ’91, Child and Family Development; PhD ’00, Child and Family Development) is a private practice licensed marriage and family therapist with SEB Health in Athens.
2000s
Jessica Patricia Ann Anderson (MS ’06, Child and Family Development) earned her master’s degree in December 2006. Her thesis is titled, “Hoping She Will Right My Wrong: An Exploration of What Mothers Say to Their Adolescent Age Daughters About Their Own Experiences With Sexual Development.” David Wright was her major professor.
Jill Fowler Barnes (BSFCS ’00, Child and Family Development) married John Barnes Aug. 26, 2006. She lives in Watkinsville and is a jazzercise instructor and manager of The Big Easy restaurant.
Cady Berkel (PhD ’06, Child and Family Development) earned her master’s degree in December 2006. The title of her dissertation is, “Evaluating the Strong African American Families Program: A Culturally Competent Preventive Intervention for Rural African American Adolescents.” Velma McBride Murry was her major professor.
Angela Rose Black (PhD ’06, Child and Family Development) earned her doctoral degree in December 2006. The title of her dissertation is, “Re-Examining Health Disparities Among African American Women: Implications for Stress-Coping Behaviors and Role Responsibilities in the Lives of African American Mothers.” Velma McBride Murry was her major professor.
Scott Benjamin Boren (BSFCS ’05, Housing) married Diane Marie Cooley on July 8, 2006, in Atlanta. He is a sales representative with Associated Truss and Lumber Co. of Dallas and lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
Reggie Brown (BSFCS ’05, Child and Family Development) of the Philadelphia Eagles National Football League and Brandon Carley (BSFCS ’04, Consumer Economics), a sales representative for United Distributors in Atlanta, joined Connie Rash (Assistant Director of FACS Student Services) for a recruitment effort at Rockdale High School in Conyers in fall 2006.
Kathleen Erin Cantrell (BSFCS ’01, Consumer Economics) married Casey Ryan Lewis on May 6, 2006, in Stone Mountain. She is an account manager with McGinty-Gordon and Associates of St. Simons Island and lives in Brunswick.
Stephanie Nelson Chapman (BSFCS ’04, Furnishings and Interiors) and her husband, Kris, live in Candler, N.C.
Jana Lyn Davis (BSFCS ’04, Family and Consumer Sciences Education) married Nathan Andrew Hester on Jan. 13 at the UGA Chapel. She also earned her master’s degree in education in December 2006. She is a family and consumer sciences teacher at Oconee County High School in Watkinsville.
Travis Dickerson (BSFCS ’06, Consumer Economics) is a claims representative for Progressive Insurance in Savannah.
Hamilton Dickey (BSFCS ’04, Consumer Economics) is with RBC Centura Bank in Atlanta.
Rucha Dixit (MFCS ’06, Foods and Nutrition) earned her master’s degree in fall 2006. Her research project is titled, “Inhibition of Hyaluronidase Activity by Extracts of Blackberry (Rubus hybrids), Blueberry, (Vaccinium spp) and Raspberry (Rubus spp) Fractions.” James Hargrove was her major professor.
Jonathan S. Dobbs (BSFCS ’02, Consumer Economics) is a captain in the U.S. Air Force stationed in Edmond, Okla. He and his wife, Lauren Bragg Dobbs (BSFCS ’02, Fashion Merchandising), have three young children.
Rhonda Faulkner (PhD ’02, Child and Family Development) was recently awarded Outstanding Teacher of the Year by Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago.
Kelly Daniel Finger (BSFCS ’04, Consumer Economics) is in the brokerage department of Vanguard investment management company in Charlotte, N.C.
Andy Flippen (BSFCS ’05, Consumer Economics) is a licensed stock broker with SunTrust Investment Services in Atlanta. He lives in Social Circle and is preparing to become a Certified Financial Planner.
Frances Mann Gatewood (BSFCS ’04, Fashion Merchandising) is the executive appointments liaison for Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue.
Jim Hadden (BSFCS ’05, Consumer Economics) is with CSRA Land and Home real estate company in Thomson.
Deesha McGee Hagwood (BSFCS ’02, Consumer Journalism) is an operations specialist with Oconee State Bank in Watkinsville.
Heather Lynn Huskes (BSFCS ’01, Child and Family Development) married Mark Francis Merritt on May 13, 2006, at Claxton Farm in Weaverville, N.C. Heather is in graduate school at Appalachian State University in Boone. She is employed by the Buncombe County, N.C., School System. They live in Asheville, N.C.
Marietta G. Jelks (MS ’05, Housing and Consumer Economics) is an associate account manager for Empower Media Marketing in Cincinnati.
Jeffrey Johnson (BSFCS ’03, Consumer Economics) is principal agent and broker for the Johnson Group, a self-owned insurance agency specializing in life, health, disability and long-term care insurance. His wife, Anna Brookshire Johnson (BSFCS ’02, Fashion Merchandising) is administrator for the agency, which is located in Statham, where the couple lives.
Margaret Kabahenda (MS ’02, Foods and Nutrition; PhD ’06, Foods and Nutrition) has a daughter, Eynise Tara, born Sept. 8, 2006.
Matthew Kiefer (BSFCS ’04, Housing) is a market research coordinator for Sharon McSwain Homes in Atlanta.
Louisa Knight (BSFCS ’06, Furnishings and Interiors) is an associate in sales and account management for Holland and Company at the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center.
Anita Kolmers (BSFCS ’06, Dietetics; MS ’06, Foods and Nutrition) earned her master’s degree in December 2006. Her thesis is titled, “Dietary Patterns and Supplement Intake of Older Adults in Northeast Georgia.” Joan Fischer was her major professor.
Ariadne Legendre (MS ’06, Foods and Nutrition) earned her master’s degree in December 2006. Her thesis is titled, “The Effects of High Fat Diet on the Stress Response.” Ruth Harris was her major professor.
Yan Lu (MS ’06, Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors) earned her master’s degree in December 2006. Her thesis is titled, “An Analysis of Service Quality for Customer Satisfaction and Customer Retention: An Empirical Study on the Grey Market in Athens, Georgia.” Yoo-Kyoung Seock was her major professor.
Brighan Marsh (MS ’06, Foods and Nutrition) earned her master’s degree in December 2006. Her research project is titled, “A Pilot Study with Older Adult Women: Does Taster Status, Smell Acuity and Taste and Smell Alteration Affect the Success of a Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Education Intervention?” Ruthann Swanson was her major professor.
Amanda Wolfe McKasson (BSFCS ’06, Child and Family Development) is a program coordinator with the UGA Fanning Institute in Athens.
Anne Wilson McWaters (MS ’06, Foods and Nutrition) earned her master’s degree in December 2006. Her thesis is titled, “The Status of School-Based Nutrition Education and Physical Education at the State Level.” Rebecca Mullis was her major professor.
Jennifer Rebecca Miller (MS ’06, Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors) earned her master’s degree in December 2006. Her thesis is titled, “The Role of Appearance in Sorority Membership Selection.” Soyoung Kim was her major professor.
Jessica Principe (MS ’06, Foods and Nutrition) earned her master’s degree in December 2006. Her thesis is titled, “Effects of 16 Weeks of Isoflavone-Rich Soy Protein on Weight and Fat Gain in Female College Students.” Richard Lewis was her major professor.
Christopher Donald Raiford (BSFCS ’06, Housing) is a loan officer with Opteum Financial Services in Bogart.
Phillip Duckworth Ray, III (BSFCS ’05, Consumer Economics) married Lesslie Elizabeth Hamilton on Aug. 12, 2006, on Pawleys Island, S.C. They live in Charlotte, N.C.
Katie Lynn Resseguie (BSFCS ’05, Consumer Economics) and Brett Michael Newton were married on July 1, 2006, in Augusta. She is a financial service representative with SunTrust Bank and lives in Evans.
Beth Rivenbark (BSFCS ’01, Housing; MS ’03, Housing and Consumer Economics) is a community association manager in the Athens area with Parker and Associates.
Amanda Robinson (BSFCS ’06, Consumer Economics) is a registered sales assistant for the Government Employee Benefits Corp. in Atlanta.
Laura Knowles Ryals (BSFCS ’03, Family and Consumer Sciences Education; MEd ’04, Family and Consumer Sciences Education) is a family and consumer sciences teacher for the Dodge County Board of Education in Eastman.
Dionne Stephens (PhD ’03, Child and Family Development) is an associate chair for the psychology department of Florida International University in Miami.
Jill Roper (BSFCS ’00, Family and Consumer Sciences Education) is a guidance counselor at Poinciana High School in Kissimmee, Fla.
Ashley Streb (BSFCS ’06, Housing) is an assistant property manager for Greystar in Smyrna.
Phillip Taylor (BSFCS ’05, Consumer Economics) works in sales for Ferguson Co., distributors of plumbing, utility and industrial tools in Marietta.
Jessica Tripp (BSFCS ’04, Consumer Economics) is completing her first year as an assistant manager and marketing representative for Post Properties, a real estate resource in Atlanta.
Kenneth Veal (BSFCS ’06, Child and Family Development) has a cottage staff position at Murphy-Harpst Children’s Center in Cedartown helping disadvantaged youth.
Carlton Walstad (BSFCS ’03, Consumer Economics) is a portfolio manager of forestry analytics for Timbervest in Atlanta.
Josh Whitfield (BSFCS ’06, Consumer Economics) is a project manager for DeNyse Signs, manufacturer of a variety of 3-D, illuminated and architectural foam fabricated signs in Douglasville.
Anna Burgess Wilson (BSFCS ’00, Child and Family Development) is a social services case manger for the family and children services department in Cedartown.
Kathryn Wood (BSFCS ’03, Child and Family Development) is pursuing a master degree in speech and language pathology in UGA’s College of Education.
Katie Yarbrough (BSFCS ’03, Furnishings and Interiors) is a design consultant for John Wieland Homes in Smyrna.
Jeff Yeomans (Matriculate ’01, Consumer Economics) is a mortgage banker for the HomeBanc Mortgage Corp. in Athens.
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